화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Chemistry, Vol.15, No.1, 25-28, May, 2011
Europium(III)와 EDTA의 3차 복합체 형성에 의한 Levodopa의 분광분석적 정량
Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Levodopa through Ternary Complex Formation with Europium(III) and Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
A highly sensitive spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of levodopa based on the formation of a ternary complex with Eu3+ in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. It was found that this complex manifests intense fluorescence at 591 and 613 nm with excitation at 372 nm and maximum intensity was obtained at 613nm. Under the optimum conditions, the enhanced fluorescence intensity was proportional to the concentration of levodopa over the range of 3×10^(-9)-2.5×10^(-7) mol L^(-1) with limit of detection (LOD) of 4.37×10^(-10) mol L^(-1). The method offers higher sensitivity and selectivity which could be effectively applied for the determination of levodopa in pharmaceutical and biological samples.